Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity Natl Office

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Indianapolis, IN501(c)(3)Since 1967EducationEIN 35-0141910Revenue $589K in FY2025

On file with the IRSalphachisigma.org6296 Rucker Rd Ste B, 46220-4852 · Indianapolis, INTax-exempt since May 1941Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Organize, operate, and foster collegiate and professional chapters to promote the scientific pursuit and educational advancements of chemistry and to communicate such activities with quarterly publications.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
11¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3,280 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
11%
of spending
Concern: 11% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $360
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$589K
+0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$553K
To programs
11%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$589K
FY2025▲ +0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$433K
FY2021$526K
FY2022$565K
FY2023$533K
FY2024$584K
FY2025$589K
Expenses
$553K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$458K
FY2021$398K
FY2022$553K
FY2023$489K
FY2024$600K
FY2025$553K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$993K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1941.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

11 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 11% · $58K Management & general 77% · $427K Fundraising 12% · $68K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary-Treasurer
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Grand Health & Saftey Offi
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
Grand Master Alchemist
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Grand Professional Alchemi
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Grand Collegiate Alchemist
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Grand Master of Ceremonies
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Stipp’s $10K as Secretary-Treasurer is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Stipp$10,000$10,000$9,167$9,600$9,600$9,600
Jon Wenzel$5,000$5,000$4,583—$4,800$4,800
Jonathan Wenzel———$4,800——
Jason Ellis$2,500—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Organizes, operates, and fosters collegiate and professional chapters.

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3 programs · $58K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To communicate the activities and accomplishments of the fraternity in a quarterly newsletter called the hexagon. Printed copies go to roughly 7000 members every year.

$37Kprogram expense
02

Ritual and regalia expenses for fraternity gatherings and functions.

$17Kprogram expense
03

District counselors hold district conclaves (regional meetings) and visit their chapters each year. These meetings help share ideas between members and chapters on topics ranging from science outreach activities; chapter activities; and educating members on the health and safety policy.

$4Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$360

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$589K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$392K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$72K
Money outPt IX
$553K
Ln 25
Programscol B$58K
Managementcol C$427K
Fundraisingcol D$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$240K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$392K
Investment incomeLn 3$72K
Gains on assetsLn 7$41K
Total revenueLn 12$589K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$240K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$240K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$861K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 63,280
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K$240K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$800K$861K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$51K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$131K$26K$78K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$682$2K$682
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$2K$6K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$64K$64K
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$38K$11K$27K
InterestLn 20$69$69
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$116K$116K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$77K$18K$20K$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25$553K$58K$427K$68K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $589K$553K$36K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $584K$600K−$16K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $533K$489K$44K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $565K$553K$12K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $526K$398K$128K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $433K$458K−$25K$993K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $588,541 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $95,157$124,636
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $444,470$391,919
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $44,637$71,986
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $584,264$588,541
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $130,795$161,601
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $469,275$391,338
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $600,070$552,939
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,806$35,602
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $588,541 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$124,636
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$124,636
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $391,919$391,919
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,121$31,121
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $40,865$40,865
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $391,919 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $71,986$588,541
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $552,939 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $17,500$17,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,129 · Management $78,386 · Fundraising $26,129$130,644
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $682 · Management $2,045 · Fundraising $682$3,409
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,010 · Management $6,028 · Fundraising $2,010$10,048
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $64,214$64,214
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,194$10,194
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $13,733$13,733
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,279$2,279
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $27,539$27,539
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $25,290$25,290
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,274 · Management $27,175$38,449
IX-20 InterestManagement $69$69
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $17,017$17,017
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $115,883$115,883
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,099 · Management $19,872 · Fundraising $38,700$76,671
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $58,194 · Management $427,224 · Fundraising $67,521$552,939
Part X · Balance sheet $1,212,562 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $270,720$239,553
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,794$20,130
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $18,823$17,788
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,846$23,781
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $39,727$50,806
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $800,409$860,504
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,155,319$1,212,562
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,933$5,516
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,892$1,585
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,825$7,101
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,120,494$1,205,461
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,120,494$1,205,461
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,155,319$1,212,562
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,205,461 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$588,541
XI-2 Total expenses$552,939
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,602
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,120,494
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$49,365
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,205,461

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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